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Shrimad Devibhagwat Puran Vyakhya Sahit Part 01, Code 1897, Sanskrit Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official) (Hindi Edition)
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It is vital to study the teachings extensively in order to be prepared to take on a teacher.
Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
The great Indian teacher Nisargadatta Maharaj once
Sharon Salzberg • Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Classics)



By intense dedication and service to a yogī with a pure sāttvic mind, one’s own mind can become fixed and free from personal desires. Many Hindu spiritual traditions promote surrender and service to the guru as the highest form of meditation,224 and this type of focus seems reflected in this sūtra.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
one—friendliness, compassion, etc., from I.33 must be cultivated in all instances.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
communal prayer and singing led by a firzoger, or female prayer leader.